Example sentences of "[adv] get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( She eventually got a third-class honours degree . ) |
| 2 | At first the beeves were indistinct masses , cold and blurry , but I eventually got a satisfactory materialisation . |
| 3 | A British embassy official wrote to the Foreign office , " It seems that they only got a fourth-floor berth at the Excelsior … because some Persian industrialist vacated his suite . " |
| 4 | I says only got a pink form if you 've got a fixed penalty . |
| 5 | only got a little belly . |
| 6 | Only got a little bit left . |
| 7 | So got a special pass because you 're a firearms officer which is essentially deals with your authorisation to have a gun and reminds you of the law . |
| 8 | We 've only got a small Oxford one . |
| 9 | But we 've only got a small supply remember . |
| 10 | Donald Michie 's idea of the ‘ human window ’ , the vital importance of making machines comprehensible to human beings , only got a passing reference , while pride of place was given to Ed Fredkin 's musing about computers of the future which will think about ‘ weighty problems we simply ca n't understand ’ . |
| 11 | But one must recognize that whatever system one puts in has only got a limited life before it becomes irrelevant , and if the payment is for achievement it must do just that . |
| 12 | Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply ! |
| 13 | Okay , well now , what I would like you to do please er because we 've only got a limited amount of time , er incidentally some of you still have n't divide collecting er a small group going with Peter I |
| 14 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
| 15 | That 's what annoys me with erm these big company 's you know , opening on Sunday 's really , because er , you can only get the money , I mean they 've only got a certain amount |
| 16 | I 've only got a two-person pod . ’ |
| 17 | In the afternoon we all packed — and had a laff at Paul Weller who 's only got a crap Adidas bag and Peter Hooton who keeps his stuff in a stupid black plimsoll bag — and got the buzz . |
| 18 | ‘ Not to worry , she 's only got a short sentence , she 'll be out soon ’ : that 's what people were saying . |
| 19 | But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've only got a poste-restante address myself , ’ said Flavia . |
| 21 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 22 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
| 23 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
| 24 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |
| 25 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
| 26 | No it 's alright I do n't care I 've only got a little mouth . |
| 27 | Just to illustrate how important this thing is , you 've probably all come across and it really irritates me , you see people interviewing people on television and they 've got their clipboard there and they 've obviously got a prepared question so they ca n't falter and fine , that means they 've prepared it . |
| 28 | It 's not cos she only gets a little bit . |
| 29 | You only get a limited number of chances . |
| 30 | But you only get a certain impression watching television — you do n't feel the pressure or the intensity . |